the crane wife – VoVatia (original) (raw)

I’ll Come Back to Haunt You If I Drown

These are the books I’ve read most recently. Many of the reviews do have SPOILERS. Along the Saltwise Sea, by A. Deborah Baker – The follow-up to Over the Woodward Wall has Avery and Zib continue their journey along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Art, Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Chinese, Fairy Tales, Humor, Japanese, Judaism, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Piers Anthony, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Rick Riordan, Santeria, seanan mcguire, Wayward Children, Xanth | Tagged a. deborah baker, across the green grass fields, aladdin, along the saltwise sea, beneath the moon, cyborgs, daniel jose older, elves, exodus, fire sail, griffins, improbable road, jack and the beanstalk, king arthur, la llorona, last canto of the dead, moses, ode kan, over the woodward wall, phoenix, rapunzel, rick riordan presents, rocs, sleeping beauty, sun wukong, the crane wife, up-and-under, vasilisa the fair, werewolves, where the drowned girls go, yoshi yoshitani |

It’s Craning Men

When Sorrows Come, by Seanan McGuire – After a lot of build-up throughout the last few books, we finally get to see Toby and Tybalt’s wedding, at the court of the High King of the Divided Courts in Toronto. Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Book Reviews, Chris Dulabone, Fairy Tales, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Names, october daye, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, seanan mcguire, Technology | Tagged abuse, and with reveling, arabian nights, clark ashton smith, cranes, decemberists, doppelgangers, fairies, hippogriffs, jinn, kelly barnhill, kesrick, lin carter, marriage, mombi, ozma, robert e. howard, swords, terra magica, the crane husband, the crane wife, the marvelous land of oz, the merry mountaineer of oz, the tired tailor of oz, weapons, when sorrows come, wizards |

Lend Me Your Coat

The selkies of Irish and Scottish folklore, as mentioned in songs by Frank Black and Tori Amos, are part of a larger tradition of shape-shifting animals marrying humans. The selkies are seal-people who live in the water but occasionally shed … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, British, Celtic, Fairy Tales, Frank Black/Black Francis, Japanese, Music, Mythology, Tori Amos | Tagged cranes, decemberists, seals, selkies, swan maidens, swans, the crane wife |